Train for the birth you actually want
Knowing about birth is not the same as being ready for it.
"When my contractions woke me in the middle of the night I remained calm and felt prepared, ready to go through with the birth and finally meet my baby boy. This was totally different to my first birth where I was panicked and scared from start to finish."
- Emily, second time mum, healing vaginal birth.
The Birth Methodâ„¢ is a self-paced, video-led training for you and your partner. 30 videos where you'll map your birth, train your partner and rehearse for however birth may unfold.
We train you both for the birth room, so you move through it with confidence, not by thinking your way through it, but with techniques that have become second nature. You know how to respond when decisions come up, because you've already thought them through. You lift your baby to your chest knowing you and your partner did everything you could to get there, together.
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Knowing about birth is not the same as being ready for it.
Get clear on your birth preferences, understand your options and know how to navigate decisions within the hospital system.
Practise the physical techniques that support physiological birth, and train your partner to support you through each stage of labour.
Practise what you will do when labour slows, stalls, gets hard or plans change, so you are not figuring it out for the first time in the birth room.
What we cover
Understanding the physiology of birth is the foundation that makes every technique make sense. How hormones drive labour, how your baby navigates the pelvis, and how your body is designed to work. When you understand the mechanism, you can protect it, support it, and use the tools with purpose.
This module starts with intention. What kind of birth do you want and how do you build toward it. Birth often has its own plan. This module covers the most common decision points so that when they come, you are ready. Birth preferences, induction, caesarean birth, VBAC, and active birth with an epidural.
The techniques that actually help
- Positions and movement to keep labour progressing
- Breathing, acupressure, massage and pain relieving techniques
- Exercises to encourage baby into an optimal position before birth
For your partner
- Your role through labour and what to expect as it changes
- How and when to use each technique and tool to support her
- How to navigate decisions with confidence
The weeks after birth shape your recovery more than most women expect. How to plan postpartum before birth so support is already in place. Why the first 40 days matter and how to protect them. The key newborn skills so you feel capable, not overwhelmed.
Downloadable guides, meditations, and further reading. Everything that supports your preparation beyond the videos. Yours to keep and return to throughout pregnancy and beyond.
The Birth Method is included with every hire.
Course access begins the moment you book, while the bag makes its way to your door. The two are designed to be used together.
Still not sure if this can get you your positive birth?
Frequently Asked Questions
This is for you if you want a positive, physiological birth, you have a partner who's willing to train alongside you, and you're ready to put in the time to actually prepare, not just read about it. If that's you, yes.
Our focus is getting your body and mind in a great place for birth. The earlier in pregnancy you are, the more space your baby has to get into an optimal position for birth, and the more time your nervous system has to regulate and support them.
The course is designed to be practiced through pregnancy. We teach a weekly stretch and release sequence which takes an hour to move through. We expect the other technique work to take 30 mins a week if started in second trimester.
You will receive a welcome email with instructions after your purchase The Birth Method or The Birth Bag. Access is set up within 24 hours and designed to return to through pregnancy and postpartum.
Looking for 1:1 support? Check out this page, or email contact@thebirthbag.com
Absolutely, birthing techniques are international. The course covers the Australian hospital landscape, however the increasing use of interventions and rise in birth trauma is a global challenge.